Nigerian rapper, activist, and cultural advocate Great Okogun has issued a powerful call for justice and restitution during a ...

Museums worldwide are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. Here's why it matters, who's receiving them, and what it means for restitution policies.

The Benin Bronzes were artefacts stolen during the UK’s imperial plunder of Benin, modern-day southern Nigeria. Returned artefacts from the "Benin Bronzes" collection are displayed at the ...

Nigerian rapper and activist Emmanuel Great Okugun, known as Gee Baller and Yaya Bande, staged a powerful protest at the British Museum, calling for the repatriation of the Benin Bronzes.

The Netherlands on Thursday returned 119 artifacts looted from Nigeria, including human and animal figures, plaques, royal regalia and a bell. The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany and Nigeria on Friday signed an agreement paving the way for the return of hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were taken from Africa more than 120 years ...

Benin Bronze order 'blindsides' museum officials Nigeria's president says all Bronzes belong to the Oba of Benin throwing return deals into confusion.

London's Horniman Museum and Gardens announced Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 that it had agreed to return a collection of Benin Bronzes looted in the late 19th century from what is now Nigeria.

The British Museum in London holds the largest group of all with 944 items. Montreal’s collection includes three bronze and brass pieces that typify Benin artistry.

In a paper published in the journal Plos One, the scholars explain that the Benin Bronzes collectively refers to thousands of African artworks in the form of heads, plaques, figurines, and other ...

ABUJA — Germany has handed over 20 Benin Bronzes from its museums to Nigeria, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday, making it the latest Europe… ...